February 14, 2008 / Front Page

When legendary baseball announcer Ernie Harwell is honored here tomorrow, the keynote speaker at the event will be another legendary baseball announcer familiar to listeners in this part of the country. More...

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A gun that sold for $23,000!! That's what happened at The Livery on Court Street a couple of weeks ago. Hawkins Auction Company of Waynesboro conducted the auction which brought buyers from six different states to Washington-Wilkes. More...

Letters to the editor in recent weeks have pointed out problem spots in Washington's appearance and services. What, if any problem areas have you observed? What do you think should be done to correct them? More...

Halls of fame, more often than not, are recognized by who they leave out - omissions becoming more topical than admissions. Let it be duly noted, too, that more sinners than saints are enshrined. More...

In W-W Tiger wrestling action during the past week, the team came out on top of a tri-meet on Tuesday, and then had three wrestlers to finish in the top threeat the Patriot Classic in Oglethorpe County. More...

In what he says is an effort to get certain council members to work together, Mayor Willie Burns shook things up with an abruptly abbreviated meeting Monday night, leaving both council members and citizens stunned that the usual round-thetable com More...

Monday was an extremely busy and exhausting day for firefightersin Wilkes County, as two fires in Rayle and one south of Washington kept them moving from one fireto another. The day started with a call at 8:04 a.m. More...

The next community blood drive sponsored by the Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary with Shepeard Community Blood Center will be held on Thursday, February 21, in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church, Washington. More...

The citizens of Washington were cheated last night as the monthly City Council meeting was called to order, tourism, Chamber, PDA, and police reports were read and Debbie Danner requested two actions from the Council. More...

TO THE EDITOR: We moved to Wilkes County and started our Angus operation in 1998. As tax-payers and private landowners, we are opposed to Elba's proposed natural gas pipeline because [we believe] it provides no benefit to our area. More...

Funeral services for James D. "Sonny" Armour were held Sunday, February 10, 2008, at Hopkins Funeral Home, Washington. He died Wednesday, February 6, in Wills Memorial Hospital, Washington. Mr. More...

The Cornelia Johnson Circle of the First United Methodist Church met in the home of Randee Barry on Tuesday, February 5. Laura Toburen welcomed everyone and led the opening prayer. Mrs. Barry continued with the devotional, "My Circle of Friends. More...